VALORIZATION OF INNOVATIVE ANTI-SEISMIC DEVICES

Abstract eng:
Valorization actions for 12 innovative anti-seismic devices have been undertaken in the frame of the INNOSEIS research project that is being funded by RFCS. The devices were recently developed in the frame of various RFCS, EU and national research projects by the partners involved in the project. Information documents for all devices have been produced for dissemination to all partners of the construction sector such as architects, structural engineers, construction companies, steel producers and all potential decision makers of the construction sector. These documents have been bundled in a volume for dissemination, which has been translated in several European languages. Criteria have been set on how it may be decided which of the devices are subject to CE marking in accordance with EN 15129 and which may be considered as innovative systems that require a code approval in EN 1998-1. For the latter, prenormative design recommendations have been drafted that allow them to receive the status of code-approved systems. In addition, a reliability based methodological procedure to define values of behavior factors (qfactors) for building structures has been established. This procedure has been applied in turn to determine qfactors for structural systems with the anticipated devices. Case studies with application examples in which the devices are employed have been worked out. The case studies refer new multi-story steel-concrete composite buildings and to interventions for seismic upgrading of existing buildings. The methods of dissemination of all the available data that has been developed during the INNOSEIS project are briefly presented.

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